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Arundhati Roy Quotes

I never, ever decided that I had to write a novel because, to me, there's no such decision that ought to be made. It's only something that I felt compelled to do, and it began to evolve.

Arundhati Roy

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: indian
Birth: November 24, 1961

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Decision Me Never Write Evolve Made

To hear my mother say, 'Michael is dead,' to feel and hear the tone in her voice to say her child is dead, is nothing that anyone can ever imagine.

Jermaine Jackson

Mother Child Voice Feel Say Nothing

Being a mother by far is my favorite and most important career.

Jenni Rivera

Mother Career Important Being Far

I've done three Broadway musicals and tons of concerts and all kinds of things, but nobody knows that except the people in New York.

Megan Mullally

New York People Nobody New Three

I always try to do a bit more than I am asked.

Roberto Firmino

I Am Try More Always Than Am

I had a friend, Melissa, who was 28 years old. She was my best friend's wife, and she was my wife's best friend. She died of breast cancer. When she passed away back in 2004 was the last time I cried.

Jason Aldean

Friend Time Best Wife Best Friend

TV didn't kill radio, it just added something new to the mix.

Douglas Coupland

New Radio Something Just Mix TV

Some days I'm lucky to squeeze out a page of copy that pleases me, but I get as many as six or seven pages on a very good day; the average is probably three pages.

Dean Koontz

Good Day Good Day Me Copy Three

Give a member of Congress a junket and a mimeograph machine and he thinks he is secretary of state.

Dean Rusk

Congress Give Machine State He

I knew I wanted to write professionally and get paid.

Courtney A. Kemp

Write Paid Get Knew Wanted

I think our Acompli acquisition was an interesting one, which started with a partnership and looking at their mobile e-mail app on iOS and Android. And what I would like to highlight with that one is the speed that we actually turned that around and brought it out the door.

Peggy Johnson

Door Looking Think Speed Partnership

The best writers who have put pen to paper have often had a journalism background.

Rick Bragg

Best Journalism Pen Paper Background

In order to feel contempt, you generally need to cherish some kind of feelings.

Ryszard Kapuscinski

Feel You Feelings Kind Cherish Need